First Place Prize: $100
Judge: Helena Mesa

About the Judge:

Helena Mesa is the author of Where Land Is Indistinguishable from Sea (Terrapin Books) and Horse Dance Underwater (Cleveland State University Poetry Center). She is also a co-editor for Mentor & Muse: Essays from Poets to Poets (Southern Illinois University Press), an anthology of essays that examines poetic techniques. A Cuban American born and raised in Pittsburgh, Mesa is a Professor at Albion College and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Guidelines:

 

• Must be currently registered to enter
• Submit up to three poems
• Include all poems in a single PDF, labeled with your last name only
• Do NOT include any identifying information in the file (contest will be judged blind)
• Send via email to the English Department at english@calpoly.edu; write “Academy of American Poets contest” in the subject line
• Deadline: Wednesday, May 15, at 5:00pm